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Pot is profitable, perhaps to barely anyone’s surprise, but the state of Colorado has hotly anticipated figures stemming from the state’s newly implemented marijuana laws.

Sales of retail recreational pot were roughly $14.02 million in January, which in turn, ushered in about $2 million in tax revenue, according to a report from the Colorado Department of Revenue. Colorado is the first state in the U.S. to begin legal sales of recreational pot. Sales in Washington state are expected to start in June or July.

Colorado seems to have more potheads than anyone — including marijuana retailers — expected.

Six days after sales became legal, stores are rationing how much they sell, and a company that makes cannabis-infused sparkling fruit drinks, chocolates, mints and more ran out of supplies in just three days.

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